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    Ellis let a small, amused smile tug at his lips. After giving Freya a quick nce, he replied, “No.”


    “Then which team is she with?” the tech officer asked, clearly already calcting. He had made up his mind. As soon as he found out whose team she was on, he would try to snatch her up. And if that didn’t work, well—he would just take her. A talent like hers shouldn’t be wasted.


    “She’s one of my team members,” Ellis said evenly, his voice calm but firm.


    The tech officer wentpletely still, looking as if he had just been doused in cold water.


    Noting that they were running out of time, Ellis decided it was time to go. “We’ve got training to get to. We’ll leave you to it.”


    “Hold on a second,” the tech officer called out, clearly not ready to let this go. Even though he knew full well how hard it was to pry someone from Ellis’s hands, he figured he might as well try.


    “Can we talk? Let her join my team. In return, I’ll let you choose anyone you want. I’ll even have the division head handpick someone for you,” he offered earnestly, determined to bring Freya over to his side.


    Ellis raised an eyebrow ever so slightly and responded in a rxed tone, “The people I want, the division head gives them to me directly.”


    The tech officer was left speechless. He should have known.


    “Let’s go,” Ellis said, giving the man a light tap on the shoulder before turning and walking off with Freya.


    The officer didn’t waste a second—he immediately pulled out his phone and made a call to report everything to his higher-ups, making it clear he wanted Freya. But the response he got wasn’t even close to what he had hoped for.


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    “I’m just trying to recruit talent! Can’t you help me negotiate with him for the good of the team?” the man pleaded.


    “Forget it,” his superior snapped. “You’re on your own.”


    And just like that, the call ended with finality. The tech officer let out a heavy sigh, clearly frustrated. His superior knew Ellis too well—if he dared toy a finger on Ellis’s team member, the man wouldn’t forget it.


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    Ellis, of course, knew that the tech team would be rushing off to report the moment he left. But honestly, he couldn’t have cared less. He had those guys figured out.


    “That three days you mentioned earlier—was that a lie?” Ellis asked as they walked, his voice casual. “To save their pride?”


    Freya hesitated, her eyes shing with a touch of surprise, then admitted without resistance, “Yeah.”


    “They don’t need their pride spared. They perform better under pressure,” Ellis said coolly, clearly familiar with their habits. “If you were to break through it for real, how long would it take?”


    “Half an hour,” Freya answered truthfully.


    Sure, the system was tough and carefully designed, but if she focused purely on breaching it, with no one actively trying to stop her, she could crack it fast.


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